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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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